https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/587587
標題: | Identifying patterns of symptom distress in pregnant women: A pilot study | 作者: | Lee C.-F. Wen F.-H. Hsiung Y. Huang J.-P. Chang C.-W. HUNG-HUI CHEN |
關鍵字: | Patterns; Pregnancy-induced symptom distress; Pregnant women; Trajectory | 公開日期: | 2021 | 卷: | 18 | 期: | 12 | 起(迄)頁: | 6333 | 來源出版物: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | 摘要: | During pregnancy, a woman’s enlarged uterus and the developing fetus lead to symptom distress; in turn, physical and psychological aspects of symptom distress are often associated with adverse prenatal and birth outcomes. This study aimed to identify the trends in the trajectory of these symptoms. This longitudinal study recruited 95 pregnant women, with a mean age of 32 years, from the prenatal wards of two teaching hospitals in northern Taiwan. Symptom distress was measured by a 22-item scale related to pregnancy-induced symptoms. The follow-up measurements began during the first trimester and were taken every two to four weeks until childbirth. More than half of the pregnant women experienced symptom distress manifested in a pattern depicted to be “De-creased then Increased” (56.8%). Other noticeable patterns were “Continuously Increased” (28.4%), “Increased then Decreased” (10.5%) and “Continuously Decreased” (4.2%), respectively. It is worth noting that most pregnant women recorded a transit and increase in their symptom distress, revealed by their total scores, at the second trimester (mean 22.02 weeks) of pregnancy. The participants’ major pregnancy-related distress symptoms were physical and included fatigue, frequent urination, lower back pain, and difficulty sleeping. The mean scores for individual symptoms ranged from 2.32 to 3.61 and were below the “moderately distressful” level. This study provides evidence that could be used to predict women’s pregnancy-related symptom distress and help healthcare providers implement timely interventions to improve prenatal care. ? 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85107532543&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18126333&partnerID=40&md5=6683fb06384e4a4d23625b33ee332328 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/587587 |
ISSN: | 16617827 | DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph18126333 | SDG/關鍵字: | health care; maternal health; noncommunicable disease; pattern recognition; physical activity; pregnancy; symptom; adult; anxiety; Article; childbirth; constipation; depression; diarrhea; disease association; disease severity; distress syndrome; dizziness; dyspnea; fatigue; female; first trimester pregnancy; follow up; hemorrhoid; human; illness trajectory; leg cramp; leg swelling; longitudinal study; low back pain; maternal behavior; maternal disease; nausea; paresthesia; patient worry; pelvic pain; pilot study; pollakisuria; pregnancy outcome; pregnant woman; prenatal care; second trimester pregnancy; sleep disorder; stomach distension; symptom; Symptom Distress Scale; Taiwan; teaching hospital; uterus contraction; vomiting; birth; epidemiology; pregnancy; Adult; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Parturition; Pilot Projects; Pregnancy; Pregnant Women; Taiwan |
顯示於: | 護理學系所 |
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